List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts

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Map of the 87 current provincial electoral districts used in the 2020 British Columbia general election British Columbia Provincial Ridings Map - Blank (2017 - present).svg
Map of the 87 current provincial electoral districts used in the 2020 British Columbia general election

This is a list of the 87 provincial electoral districts (also informally known as ridings in Canadian English) of British Columbia, Canada, as defined by the 2015 electoral redistribution, which first came into effect for the 2017 British Columbia general election.

Electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia every election.

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